diff --git a/server/core/config.c b/server/core/config.c
index b55fa5a8a..27bb2af9a 100644
--- a/server/core/config.c
+++ b/server/core/config.c
@@ -2017,6 +2017,25 @@ config_truth_value(char *str)
 	return atoi(str);
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Converts a string into a floating point representation of a percentage value.
+ * For example 75% is converted to 0.75 and -10% is converted to -0.1.
+ * @param	str	String to convert
+ * @return	String converted to a floating point percentage
+ */
+double
+config_percentage_value(char *str)
+{
+    double value = 0;
+
+    value = strtod(str,NULL);
+    if(value != 0)
+	value /= 100.0;
+
+    return value;
+}
+
 static char *InternalRouters[] = {
 	"debugcli",
 	"cli",
diff --git a/server/include/maxconfig.h b/server/include/maxconfig.h
index 12b1b98fa..9912182c0 100644
--- a/server/include/maxconfig.h
+++ b/server/include/maxconfig.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ CONFIG_PARAMETER*	config_get_param(CONFIG_PARAMETER* params, const char* name);
 config_param_type_t 	config_get_paramtype(CONFIG_PARAMETER* param);
 CONFIG_PARAMETER*	config_clone_param(CONFIG_PARAMETER* param);
 extern int		config_truth_value(char *);
+extern double           config_percentage_value(char *str);
 bool config_set_qualified_param(
         CONFIG_PARAMETER* param, 
         void* val,